Although the title of this website is biased against 1/2 of the population of the planet, there is surprisingly little available on the Internet for men needing to lose weight.
Therefore, in my efforts to find an effective support group, I have wondered aimlessly throughout the Internet only to find myself on your comfy sofa. I have been told that this is a great site for motivation and advice and I'm hoping I can overcome my own insecurities by coming to a website when I am not a 'chick' (although, I am fat.... well, let's just say 'slightly overweight').
Hello....
My name is Steve and I'm an addict....
Although I’m not addicted to cigarettes (I kicked that habit about four years ago) or drugs (haven’t touched those since the 80s) or alcohol (jury’s still out on this one, but I don’t think drinking socially is really being an addict), no my addiction is many, many times lower. I am addicted to food. Not any kind of food however, just the stuff that’s bad for you. Over the summer during a visit to my doctor’s office (annual physical) I was told that I am getting very close to getting diabetes and since I don’t like the idea of sticking myself with needles I thought I should do something about it. He (my doctor) suggested a book by ‘Dr. Joel Fuhrman’ (although I don’t get any commissions for promoting the book, and I don’t know the policies for promoting stuff here so if you want more info, let me know) and after reading this, I discovered how EXTREMELY uneducated I was about nutrition (still extremely uneducated, but at least now I know that I’m uneducated).
You see, before reading this book (and therefore starting my ‘nutrition education’ I thought that since Chicken and Fish were supposed to be a healthier alternative to burgers and fries I was safe going to McHorribles (name changed to protect the not-so-innocent) and ordering the deep fried chicken sandwiches (three of them of course because chicken was good for me). These bad decisions were made over a period of 20+ years to lead me to where I am now (or at least where I was six months ago).
Since then I have lost 40 pounds, but still have a MOUNTIAN go move to get to my goal, but over the last month I have stopped losing weight as I had been previously. So… thinking I’m doing something wrong, I decided to look for additional advice. I’m now tracking my weight, tracking my workouts, tracking my calories (all online) and I’m hoping I can start losing weight again.
I’m also hoping I can find a few good friends that will help to motivate me (and I am happy to motivate as well, I don’t expect a one sided relationship here) and tell me when I have strayed with what I’m doing so I don’t end up having another month where I lose NOTHING (UGH, December was SOOOO depressing).
Thanks for listening (reading) and just keep doing what you know needs to be done and we can race to see who gets to their goal weight first!
~Coldmiser